Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will (a) update the 2011 lists of statutory duties placed on local authorities by legislation for which (i) his Department and (ii) other Departments are responsible; and (b) publish the additional potential duties placed on local authorities set out in (A) legislative proposals and (B) Government consultations.

The 2011 review of statutory duties placed on local government was a one off exercise and the Department has no plans to update that list.

All Government departments developing new policy should consider whether there will be a new duty on local government as result, and if so must consider any cost implications through the New Burdens process.